PropertyData is an investment analytics and sourcing tool for investors and developers, from £14/mo plus VAT. SiteLens turns the live UK planning register into trade-classified construction leads, from £0. These are two different tools for two different jobs, and this page helps you pick the right one.
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PropertyData answers an investor's question: is this site worth buying, and what could it be worth once developed. SiteLens answers a contractor's question: which new planning applications mean work for my trade, in my area, this week. PropertyData starts at £14/mo plus VAT; SiteLens is free forever on its £0 tier, or £29/mo billed annually (£39 monthly) on Pro.
SiteLens reads every new application across 380+ UK councils with AI and tags the likely trades involved, the project type and an estimated value band, plus a plain-English project brief. PropertyData has planning alerts as a sourcing signal but does not classify applications by construction trade or build value, because that is not the job it was designed for.
Both products publish their pricing openly, which is welcome. SiteLens goes further with a £0 free-forever tier that needs no card and unlimited application views, then £29/mo billed annually (£39 monthly) for Pro. PropertyData has no permanent free tier, and its 14-day trial auto-bills at the end of the period.
Feature-for-feature, based on publicly available information.
| Feature | SiteLens | PropertyData |
|---|---|---|
| Core function | Planning-application alerts and AI lead classification | Property investment data and deal sourcing |
| Built for | Construction supply chain: subcontractors, suppliers, specialist trades | Property investors, developers and estate agents |
| Public transparent pricing | Included | Included |
| Free forever tier | Yes, £0, no card | No, 14-day trial then auto-bills |
| Starting price | £0 · Pro £29/mo billed annually (£39 monthly) | £14/mo Basic (+VAT) |
| Investment data: comparables, yields, rents, valuations | Not included | Included |
| Planning history and EPC at the property | Included | Comparables & valuation focus |
| Off-market sourcing and letter campaigns | Not included | Included |
| AI trade classification of every application | Included | Not included |
| Estimated project value band | Included | Not included |
| Daily email alerts filtered to your trade and area | Included | Planning alerts, but for sourcing not by trade |
| Map-based search | Included | Included |
| Contract terms | Monthly rolling, no contract | Monthly rolling, no contract |
A small developer or builder could run both. PropertyData would value the site, model the build costs and decide whether to buy. SiteLens would then surface the live planning applications around that area, classified by trade and value band, to line up subcontractors and suppliers or to win adjacent work. They sit either side of the same project: one decides what to build, the other finds the work that building creates.
No. PropertyData is investment research and sourcing for investors and developers. SiteLens turns the live UK planning register into trade-classified construction leads for the supply chain. They do different jobs, and some users run both.
PropertyData publishes its pricing: Basic £14/mo, Standard £22/mo, Pro £35/mo and Unlimited £60/mo, with annual billing offered at 12 months for the price of 11. There is a 14-day free trial that bills automatically at the end unless you cancel. All PropertyData prices exclude VAT. Figures are from PropertyData's own site as at August 2026.
No. PropertyData has planning alerts as a sourcing signal but does not classify applications by construction trade or estimated build value. SiteLens reads every new application across 380+ UK councils with AI and tags the likely trades, project type and a value band, on a free tier from £0, or £29/mo billed annually (£39 monthly) on Pro.
If your job is buying, developing or valuing property, PropertyData is the right tool and SiteLens is not a substitute. It gives you comparable sales, rental values, yields, capital growth, a development calculator, instant valuations and off-market sourcing with letter campaigns, none of which SiteLens offers. From £14/mo, that is strong value for investment research.
SiteLens deliberately has no land-ownership or title data, no comparable-sales, yield or valuation data, and no sourcing or direct-mail workflow. It does show the public property record: the planning history at a property and its EPC record. If comparables, yields and valuations are the features you need, PropertyData earns its place and you should choose it on its own merits.
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Read →Same daily UK planning feed, without the daily phone call.
Read →Whole-UK coverage from £29/mo billed annually, plus the map and classification.
Read →Planning data for the supply chain, not letter campaigns.
Read →Live planning leads for the supply chain, where SearchLand does land sourcing.
Read →Unlimited application views on every plan, not 25 at £60.
Read →Planning leads for the trades, not site sourcing.
Read →Every council included, classified by trade and value.
Read →Leads for your trade, not alerts about your neighbours.
Read →Find the work worth chasing, where BuildAlert posts letters.
Read →Planning-stage projects, not shared homeowner leads.
Read →Projects at planning stage, not pay-per-lead homeowner jobs.
Read →Reach the project before it reaches a tender list.
Read →The 2026 NPPF reforms commit to 1.5 million new homes, mandatory targets and faster decisions. That widens the pipeline for every trade.
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